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A weight loss surgery blog by mshooper on BariatricPal. 2 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Another day being banded

Hello Bandsters!   Six days out of surgery. It's not too bad. I notice something a little different today....hunger. The bad thing is that is a ferocious beast-like hunger. The good thing is that I can drink some water or eat some jello and the hunger goes away. It's like I'm having to make choices already. But, know that before having the surgery, I would've taken that hunger and ran to the dollar menu and bought like 5 things and ate myself into a stupor.   Enough about that though. One d

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• mshooper
• July 21, 200818 yr

Read more about This is all new to me

This is all new to me

So this is my first entry. Hello fellow LapBanders! I was just banded on Tues July 15, 2008, so that was 5 days ago. I am on this full liquids diet thing and I've lost 10 lbs so far. I can't believe I really am doing this thing. I started at 304 lbs when I came home from the hospital on Wed. I'm down to 294. I'm convinced this is only because I am drinking everything. Not that I doubt my ability to succeed on this, but just being realistic. The weight loss will slow down as soon as I start on my

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• mshooper
• July 20, 200818 yr